Qin and Han · Han Strategist and Statesman

Zhang Liang 張良

Zhāng Liáng

Attested BC 206 - BC 195

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Liang was a Han Strategist and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 206 to BC 195 佐高帝，興漢
Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 44

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 44

Events and relationships

Relation Aide of · Person High Emperor (高帝)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 44

Assessments and attributes

Assessment a man of true merit who withdrew after success · Mode named-person Speaker Chahan (察罕)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 44

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 137Volume 137 Biographies 24: Chahan, Qushu, Alihaiya, Yihediyaerding, Tuoliehaiya · 1 passage

帝嘗問張良何如人，對曰：「佐高帝，興漢，功成身退，賢者也。」 The emperor once asked what manner of man Zhang Liang had been; he answered: "He aided the High Emperor, raised Han to power, and withdrew once his work was done—a man of true merit."